Mining

Edenville Energy has been granted the mining licence for its Rukwa coal deposit in Tanzania.

Foresight Energy LP has released an update on its efforts to extinguish the March 2015 combustion event at the Deer Run mine, Illinois, US.

Shenhua’s ports at Huanghua and Tianjin saw a substantial increases in the volume of coal handled in January 2016.

Rio Tinto has made changes to its Board with its Non-Executive Director stepping down and a new Chairman of the Sustainability Committee being appointed.

Chinese-owned Australian coal company, Yancoal, has announced an annual loss of AUS$291 million in 2015 as coal prices remain low.

Rio Tinto completes the sale of its 40% interest in Bengalla coal Joint Venture for US$616.7 million.

Bowie Resources is going to idle its Bowie #2 coal mine near Paonia, Colorado, due to market deterioration.

A round-up of some of this week's key news items from the international coal industry, from recent coal plant updates to the latest corporate affairs.

Kibo Mining continues to attract strong Tanzanian government support for the Mbeya coal to power project.

Caterpillar has announced officer retirements and further consolidation of divisions.

The Colorado Mining Association has said that the US Supreme Court decision to stay the EPA’s carbon regulations means that the regulations will have a short life span.

Evan Jenkins has launched the #WVCoalVoices project, where he plans to share the stories of West Virginia families affected by the declining coal industry.

Teck Resources has restructured its senior management following a number of retirements of senior executives.

The Competition Tribunal has approved the takeover of Optimum Coal Holding Ltd’s Optimum coal mine and six other target firms by Tegeta Exploration and Resources.

Orica Ltd has completed the restructuring of its Minova group as a stand-alone business unit dedicated to ground control solutions for the mining, geotechnical and construction industries.